Due to the impact of the earthquake on the 13th of this month, some sections of the Tohoku Shinkansen could not be operated, but at the highway bus stop in front of Sendai Station, reserved passengers heading for Tokyo were lining up on the 16th.
On the 16th, the Tohoku-Hokkaido Line resumed operation on a temporary schedule between Ichinoseki Station and Morioka Station, but it has become unable to operate between Ichinoseki Station and Nasushiobara Station.
At the ticket gate of the Shinkansen at JR Sendai Station on the morning of the 16th, station staff repeatedly reported the operation status of the Shinkansen.
On the other hand, at the highway bus stop in front of Sendai Station, reserved passengers heading for Tokyo were lining up for 16 days.
JR Bus Tohoku, which operates buses, has increased the number of highway buses to Tokyo by 16 on the 16th, and there is a possibility that it will increase further after the 17th.
A woman in her 70s heading to Tokyo said, "I was in Tokyo at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, but I remember having had the experience of not being able to return for a while due to the suspension of the Shinkansen."
Also, a male university faculty member in his 60s returning to Chiba Prefecture said, "I was planning to come to Sendai to handle the entrance examination and return on Sunday. I couldn't make a bus reservation, but I'm glad I can finally return. I was talking.